(Deming) – A Deming man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking.Prosecutors say 38-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez-Magallanes received an 87-month prison sentence Tuesday in federal court in Las Cruces followed by two years of supervised release.Rodriguez-Magallanes was arrested and indicted in October 2012 for participating in a Deming-based methamphetamine trafficking ring.The indictment charged eight defendants with conspiracy to distribute meth in southern New Mexico communities including Deming, Las Cruces and Sunland Park between April 2012 and October 2012.Rodriguez-Magallanes was among six suspects arrested in the case. Two suspects who are Mexican nationals remain at large and are considered fugitives.Prosecutors say Rodriguez-Magallanes pleaded guilty in March 2013 to participation in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and distribution of meth.Other Deming defendants in the case who have entered pleas include:29-year-old Ivan Jesus Majalca, who pleaded guilty on April 8th, 2013, and was sentenced on Sept. 11th, 2014, to 87 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release…47-year-old Adam Galindo, who pleaded guilty on May 2nd, 2013, and was sentenced on Aug. 26th, 2014, to 24 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release…and 25-year-old Jose Angel Morales, who pleaded guilty on March 8th, 2013, and was sentenced on Dec. 5th, 2013, to 46 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

KDEM-FM and KOTS-AMare affiliated with the Associated Press news network and carry AP network news, followed by local and state news at the top of the hour, 24 hours a day. We are truly Deming’s “information stations” and the stations Luna County residents depend on for news, hometown happenings, weather, sports and agriculturalinformation.

Persons named on the Crime Report are to be considered innocent until final disposition of the case is made by a court. ____________________________